2023 · Japanese Dramas
100 Japanese dramas aired in Q1 (Jan–Mar) 2023, including What Will You Do, Ieyasu?, From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke, Keishichou Outsider. TV Tokyo, Nippon TV, TBS carried the most titles. What Will You Do, Ieyasu? led in ratings (11.2%). 5 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
TV Tokyo 13
Nippon TV 11
TBS 7
Fuji TV 7
tv asahi 7
MBS 6
WOWOW Prime 6
NHK 5
NHK G 4
Paravi 3
Originals & remakes
- Blue BirthdayOriginal 🇰🇷 Blue Birthday (2021)
100 titles
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
どうする家康
Jan 8 · NHK · 50 episodes
Drama · War & Politics
Cast Jun Matsumoto, Junichi Okada, Kasumi Arimura
Written by Ryota Kosawa
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
君に届け
Mar 30 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Sara Minami, Ouji Suzuka, Kaito Sakurai
Written by Karuho Shiina, Hayato Miyamoto
Keishichou Outsider
警視庁アウトサイダー
Jan 5 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Comedy
Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Gaku Hamada, Moka Kamishiraishi
Written by Izumi Takahashi, Kato Miaki
Get Ready!
Jan 8 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Nao Matsushita
Written by Tomoki Kanazawa, Yoshitatsu Yamada
War of Traps
罠の戦争
Jan 16 · Kansai TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Haruka Igawa, Yosuke Sugino
Written by Noriko Gotô
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
100万回 言えばよかった
Jan 13 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Mao Inoue, Takeru Satoh, Kenichi Matsuyama
Written by Naoko Adachi
Themis's Law School Classroom
女神の教室〜リーガル青春白書〜
Jan 9 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Keiko Kitagawa, Yuki Yamada, Sara Minami
Written by Haruka Okita, Yu Kanda
Reversal Orchestra
リバーサルオーケストラ
Jan 11 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Mugi Kadowaki, Kei Tanaka, Kumi Takiuchi
Hold My Hand at Twilight
夕暮れに、手をつなぐ
Jan 17 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Suzu Hirose, Ren Nagase, Momoko Tanabe
Written by Eriko Kitagawa
Rebooting
ブラッシュアップライフ
Jan 8 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Sakura Ando, Kaho, Haruka Kinami
Written by Bakarhythm
Captured Hospital
大病院占拠
Jan 14 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Cast Sho Sakurai, Manami Higa, Atsuro Watabe
Written by Teppei Fukuda, Kenta Tatenai
Marriage Is Difficult for a Ninja
忍者に結婚は難しい
Feb 14 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Action & Adventure · Comedy
Cast Nanao, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Ryo Katsuji
Written by Yuko Matsuda, Dai Yokozeki
The Bento Brings Happiness
弁当屋さんのおもてなし
Feb 15 · HTB · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Sayu Kubota, Hiroki Iijima, Shigeyuki Totsugi
Written by Toru Yamamoto, Midori Kita
Stand Up Start
スタンドUPスタート
Jan 18 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryo Ryusei, Kotaro Koizumi, Hokuto Yoshino
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
舞妓さんちのまかないさん
Jan 12 · Netflix · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita
Written by Mami Sunada, Aiko Koyama
Wednesday Downtown: 2023
水曜日のダウンタウン: 2023
Jan 11 · TBS · 43 episodes
Comedy
Cast Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling: 2023
東京女子プロレス: 2023
Jan 4 · Wrestle Universe · 3 episodes
Action & Adventure · Drama · Comedy
Cast Miu Watanabe, Suzume, Yuki Kamifuku
A2Z
Feb 3 · Prime Video · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Kyoko Fukada, Kei Tanaka, Ryota Katayose
Written by Yuko Matsuda, Amy Yamada
Love You as the World Ends Season 4
君と世界が終わる日に シーズン4
Mar 19 · Nippon TV · 5 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Action & Adventure
Cast Ryoma Takeuchi, Marie Iitoyo, Hinako Sakurai
Written by Natsuko Ikeda
My Beautiful Man 2
美しい彼: My Beautiful Man 2
Feb 8 · MBS · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Riku Hagiwara, Yusei Yagi, Akira Takano